{"id":6669,"date":"2016-03-08T12:48:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?post_type=news&amp;p=6669"},"modified":"2016-03-08T12:48:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:48:32","slug":"nc-sea-grant-nmfs-seek-marine-mammal-bycatch-reduction-research-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-sea-grant-nmfs-seek-marine-mammal-bycatch-reduction-research-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Sea Grant, NMFS Seek Marine Mammal Bycatch Reduction Research Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n<p><em>Contact:<br \/>\nJohn Fear, 919-515-9104, <\/em><a href=\"mailto:jmfear@ncsu.edu\"><em>jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Posted Tuesday, March 8, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6674\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6674\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dolphin_Foley.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlenose dolphins \" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Marine Fisheries is funding research on marine mammals in the south Atlantic region, including bottlenose dolphins. Photo by Heather Foley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmfs.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Marine Fisheries Service<\/a>, in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncseagrant.org\">North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>, is providing competitive funding for research in support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/national\/marine-mammal-protection\/bottlenose-dolphin-take-reduction-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan<\/a>, known as BDTRP, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/national\/marine-mammal-protection\/pelagic-longline-take-reduction-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan<\/a>, known as PLTRP.<\/p>\n<p>The research will focus on innovative and practical proposals that seek to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Better understand bottlenose dolphin stock distribution and abundance under the BDTRP; and<\/li>\n<li>Reduce serious injury and mortality (bycatch) incidental to commercial fisheries of coastal bottlenose dolphins under the BDTRP, and pilot whales and Risso\u2019s dolphins under the PLTRP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This represents a cooperative research opportunity with the commercial fishing industry, scientists, and other interested parties.<\/p>\n<p>Proposals must be received by <strong>4 p.m. EST on Friday, April 29, 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This opportunity is for research in the south Atlantic region. Final awards are contingent upon the availability of funds. To learn more about this funding opportunity or to apply, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/grants\/\">https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/grants\/<\/a> under \u201cOther Opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proposals can be emailed, mailed or delivered in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong> proposals (including any supplementary materials) to Debra Lynch at <a href=\"mailto:debra_lynch@ncsu.edu\">debra_lynch@ncsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>USPS mail<\/strong>, send the hard-copy application to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent25\">\n<ul class=\"no_bullets\">\n<li>John Fear<\/li>\n<li>NC Sea Grant<\/li>\n<li>NC State University Box 8605<\/li>\n<li>Raleigh, NC 27695-8605<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>For <strong>other delivery options<\/strong>, use this street address:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent25\">\n<ul class=\"no_bullets\">\n<li>John Fear, NC Sea Grant<\/li>\n<li>NC State University Centennial Campus<\/li>\n<li>909 Capability Drive, Suite 2800<\/li>\n<li>Research Building IV<\/li>\n<li>Raleigh, NC 27606<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>For questions or more information, contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncseagrant.org\/component\/content\/article\/147-research-and-extension\/857-john-fear-deputy-director\">John Fear<\/a>, deputy director for North Carolina Sea Grant, at <a href=\"mailto:jmfear@ncsu.edu\">jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/a> or 919-515-9104.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Marine Fisheries Service, in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant, is providing competitive funding for research in support of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan and the Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan. Applications are due April 29, 2016.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nContact: John Fear, 919-515-9104, <a href=\"mailto:jmfear@ncsu.edu\">jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1394],"tags":[],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-funding-opportunities"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NC Sea Grant, NMFS Seek Marine Mammal Bycatch Reduction Research Proposals - North Carolina Sea Grant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-sea-grant-nmfs-seek-marine-mammal-bycatch-reduction-research-proposals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NC Sea Grant, NMFS Seek Marine Mammal Bycatch Reduction Research Proposals - North Carolina Sea Grant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Marine Fisheries Service, in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant, is providing competitive funding for research in support of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan and the Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan. 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